Recycled irrigation water treatment system

ABSTRACT

The present invention is process for irrigation of a golf course, which involves monitoring reclaimed water, and treating it when necessary to avoid harmful effects to plantlife. The reclaimed water is tested with a plurality of monitors to obtain results for water quality characteristics, including: pH; residual chlorine; and, sodium. These results are inputted to a computerized data handling system for data collection, storage and analysis for comparison to predetermined acceptable ranges for water quality characteristic, and to show any deviation from said acceptable ranges. Either alarms are set off or treatment occurs or both, when deviations are observed. Treatment includes a dechlorination system to correct active chlorine. Other important monitors may be included for one or more of the following: hardness; turbidity; alkalinity; conductivity and nitrates.

REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION

The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 10/022,568, filed on Dec. 13, 2001 now U.S. Pat.No. 6,620,329, entitled “Golf Course Irrigation Water Monitoring AndTreatment System” by the same inventors herein.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to irrigation of man-made landscapedand/or agricultural areas, such as parklands, playing fields, farmlandfor produce or flowers, and especially for golf courses. It isparticularly useful for these areas when using reclaimed water. Morespecifically, the invention is a process for monitoring and treatingreclaimed water to use reclaimed water efficiently and without harmfuleffects from undesirable constituents for the aforesaid irrigationpurposes. It includes monitoring numerous water quality characteristicsand when predetermined acceptable parameter ranges see deviations,signaling alarms and/or treating the undesirable condition withdechlorination. It also includes an oxidation system for continuous orcontinual operation.

2. Information Disclosure Statement

The following patents are representative of the state of the art withrespect to various teachings relating to water treatment:

U.S. Pat. No. 6,214,607 describes a new method of treating water toremove perchlorate contaminant is disclosed. Water is fed through afilter bed containing perchlorate-reducing microorganisms. Themicroorganisms reduce the perchlorate, thereby decontaminating thewater. An oxidizable substrate serves as an electron donor to themicroorganisms. The invention results in safe to undetectable levels ofperchlorate in the treated water.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,200,466 describes a reactor system for decontaminationof water by photolytic oxidation utilizing near blackbody radiation, thesystem comprising (1) a reaction chamber defining an internal space withan inlet and an outlet; and (2) a broadband radiator for generatingradiant energy with wavelengths between about 150 nm and about 3 um, thebroadband radiator disposed within the reaction chamber, such that asufficient dosage of broadband radiation irradiates the contaminantsand/or the oxidant within the internal space of the reaction chamberthereby causing photolytic oxidation of the contaminants by directaction of the radiation on the contaminants to break chemical bonds bysustaining a free radical chain reaction of oxidizing components, thusbreaking down the contaminants by way of atomic abstraction of thecomponents of the contaminants. In preferred embodiments, at least aportion of the radiant energy is generated in a pulsed node, such asbetween about 1 and 500 pulses per second. In preferred embodiments, thebroadband radiator generates radiant energy at a rate of between about 1kW and about 10 MN., and the resultant dosage rate of broadbandradiation is between 1 joule/cm2. In preferred embodiments, the radiantenergy is produced by at least one gas filled flashlamp having a gasplasma temperature of between about 9,500 K and about 20,000 K.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,136,186 describes a method and apparatus formineralizing organic contaminants in water or air provides photochemicaloxidation in a two-phase boundary system formed in the pores of a TiO2membrane in a photocatalytic reactor. In the three-phase system, gaseous(liquid) oxidant, liquid (gaseous) contaminant, and solid semiconductorphotocatalyst meet and engage in an efficient oxidation reaction, Theporous membrane has pores which have a region wherein the meniscus ofthe liquid varies from the molecular diameter if water to the of acapillary tube resulting in a diffusing layer that is several orders ofmagnitude smaller than the closest known reactors. The photocatalyticreactor operates effectively at temperature and low pressures. Apacked-bed photocatalyst coated particles is also provided.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,132,138 describes a gray water recycling invention thatutilizes filtered gray water for maintaining constant moisture levels inbuilding foundations and for other irrigation uses. It allows for themixture of pesticides with a gray water stream injected under a buildingin order to treat for insects. Additionally, pesticides, fungicides orfertilizers can be injected into a gray water stream prior to itsapplication in landscape irrigating. This invention has application insingle residence and fill development real estate settings.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,117,335 describes a reactor system for decontaminationof water by photolytic oxidation utilizing near blackbody radiation, thesystem comprising (1) a reaction chamber defining an internal space withan inlet and an outlet; and (2) a broadband radiator for generatingradiant energy with wavelengths between 150 nm and about 3μm, thebroadband radiator disposed within the reaction chamber, such that asufficient dosage of broadband radiation irradiates the contaminantsand/or the oxidant within the internal space of the reaction chamberthereby causing photolytic oxidation of the contaminants by way ofatomic abstraction of the components of the contaminants. In preferredembodiments, at least a portion of the radiant energy is generated in apulsed mood, such as between 1 and about 500 pulses per second. Inpreferred embodiments, the broadband radiator generates radiant energyat a rate of between about 1 kW and about 10 MW., and the resultantdosage rate of broadband radiation is between 1 joule/cm² and about 5000joules/cm². In preferred embodiments, the radiant energy is produced byat least one gas filled flashlamp having a gas plasma temperature ofbetween 9,500° K. and about 20,000° K.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,975,800 relates to a method for treating groundwater insitu in rock or soil. An elongate permeable upgradient zone and anelongate permeable downgradient zone, each in hydraulic communicationwith a permeable subsurface treatment zone and having a major axisparallel to a non-zero component of the general flow direction, areprovided in the subsurface by any of a number of construction methods.The upgradient zone, downgradient zone, and treatment zone are situatedwithin the subsurface medium and have permeabilities substantiallygreater than the adjacent subsurface medium's permeability. Groundwateris allowed to move from the subsurface medium adjacent to the upgradientzone into the upgradient zone, where the groundwater refracts and movesto a treatment zone by an in situ treatment process, such as a processemploying air sparging, sorption or reaction with zero-valent iron, thegroundwater moves into, through and out of the downgradient zone intothe subsurface medium adjacent to the downgradient zone. The method doesnot require pumping. A method for directing groundwater around aparticular location to prevent contamination of the groundwater by acontaminant located at the particular location, to prevent migration ofa contaminant located at a particular location, to reduce the flowvelocity of groundwater in the particular location, or to increase theresidence time in an in situ treatment center located downgradient fromthe particular location is also disclosed.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,958,241 describes a method and a system for thetreatment of organic hazardous wastes from plant waste and associatedwastewater treatment processes, whereby the waste is either introduceddirectly, or continuously separated from wastewater, and routed to abioreactor, and whereby no organic solids are generated for furtheroffsite disposal. The system disclosed includes a bioreactor, containingselected bacteria, untreated sludges, and recirculated biomass, and aliquid/solid separator allowing water to be utilized elsewhere in thesystem and returning solids to the bioreactor. The biodegradationprocess, initiated continuously, converts hazardous organic constituentsin waste stream and wastewater sludges from plant operations to inertmaterials, for extensive periods of operation, without the need forsolids removal, external solids treatment or disposal.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,893,975 treats a variety of flowing wastewatereffluents, provides pre-treatment clog-reducing wastewater sludgedisintegration, and adds pretreatment nutrients to wastewater so as toenhance microbial growth therein for improving the effectiveness andefficiency of wastewater treatment. The constructed wetland includes awastewater treatment system having a flow intake, a pretreatmentnutrient addition chamber, and a wastewater flow divider. The flowdivider further has a compressed air aerator in the bottom thereof. Theconstructed wetland includes one or more treatment cells having a soil,fine stone, organic and/or synthetic material substrate cap covering afurther substrate media accommodating the wastewater to be treated. Thesubstrate cap is populated by natural plants having root systems extendfrom the substrate downward into the wastewater being treated, and theroots serve to physically and/or biologically mediate the removal ofundesirable components from the wastewater. The constructed wetlandincludes a treated water discharge conduit for discharging the flowingwater into a desired after treatment water utilization modality, such asto discharge to the ground or to a body of water.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,863,433 relates to the design and operation of pairedsubsurface flow constructed wetlands in which significant improvementsin wastewater treatment are possible. These improvements are broughtabout by coupling paired subsurface flow wetlands and usingreciprocation, whereby adjacent cells are sequentially and recurrentlydrained and filled using either gravity, mechanical pumps, U-tubeair-lifts and/or a combination thereof. This fill and drain techniqueturns the entire wetland area into a biological reactor, complete withanoxic, anaerobic environments. The frequency, depth and duration of thefill and drain cycle can be adjusted to control redox conditions forspecific biologically mediated reactions including, but not limited to,nitrification, denitrification, sulfate reduction, and methanogenesis.Emissions of noxious gases such as hydrogen sulfide and methane can beminimized. Furthermore, by allowing cells to fill to above the level ofthe substrate by approximately 2 to 4 inches on the fill cycle, it ispossible to enhance algae photosynthesis, increase pH, and facilitatephoto-oxidative reactions.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,792,336 describes a two stages electrocatalytic methodfor oxidative-purification of wastewater from soluble substances, suchas toxic chemical admixtures difficult of oxidation, includingdye-stuffs, detergents, phenols, cyanides and the like, which stagesinactivate the soluble substances present in the wastewater in asynergistic fashion and, therefore, are highly efficient, the methodcomprising the steps of (a) in a first stage, electrochemically treatingthe wastewater in the presence of chlorine ions, such thatchlorine-containing oxidizing agents are formed and at least partiallyoxidize the soluble substances in the wastewater; and (b) in a secondstage, catalytically treating the first stage treated wastewater inpresence of a non-chlorine oxidizing agent and an added catalyst, suchthat remains of the soluble substances are further oxidized, and suchthat the chlorine-containing oxidizing agents formed during the firststage are catalytically reduced; wherein, the first stage and the secondstage act synergistically to purify the wastewater from the solublesubstances.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,867,192 describes an automatically controlled irrigationwater pH amendment system and apparatus associated with golf coursesutilizing automatic irrigation system to irrigate the various species ofturf grasses used on fairways, tees, greens and other areas; beingadapted to receive an operator pre-selected program of desiredirrigation water pH value; to monitor the delivered pH value of theirrigation water and automatically blend into the irrigation water inthe flow circuit between the discharge of the irrigation pump stationpumps and the pH monitoring point the proper amount of chemical additiveto amend-raise or lower-the pH of the delivered irrigation water. Thedesideratum is a uniformly blended mixture of liquid acid or basechemical with irrigation water to maintain a solution of the water pHvalue desired by the operator to promote proper agronomic practice inthe maintenance of the turf grasses. This objective has been found to beobtainable by causing the two liquids to be blended in the proper ratiosthrough the use of an acid tank, pH sensing probe, sulfuric acidinjector pumps, acid manifold, booster pump, flow velocity measuringdevice, and a solid-state electrical programmable controller; connectedto the upstream and downstream ports of an ordinary pressure sustainingvalve or differential pressure orifice device as used in the dischargeline of a golf course pumping station.

Notwithstanding the prior art, the present invention is neither taughtnor rendered obvious thereby.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is a process for the irrigation of man-madelandscaped areas, including golf course greenery, utilizing reclaimedwastewater. In the process, a source or supply of reclaimed water isprocured which is selected from the group consisting of treated sewagewastewater, untreated sewage wastewater and natural water supply watercontaining sewage wastewater. The reclaimed water is subjected to aplurality of monitors for testing to obtain a plurality of test resultsfor water quality characteristics, that include: (i) pH; (ii) residualchlorine; and (iii) sodium. Optionally, either total organic compoundsor chlorides may also be included. These monitors are sometimes referredto as analyzers, and the two terms are used herein interchangeably. Thetest results or analyzer results are inputted to a computerized datahandling system for data collection, storage and analysis and forcomparison to predetermined acceptable ranges for each of the aforesaidwater quality characteristics.

Feedback is provided to show any water quality characteristic deviatingfrom predetermined acceptable ranges that effect signaling and/ortreatment. Feedback is also provided to enable a maintenance keeper orother grounds personnel or service to determine fertilizationrequirements.

The reclaimed water is then passed through a dechlorination system.

The dechlorination system is for treating the reclaimed water with adechlorination agent to maintain a level of residual chlorine below apredetermined maximum of a predetermined acceptable range, and isactivated in response to feedback from the computerized data handlingsystem when showing deviation from the predetermined acceptable rangefor residual chlorine.

In the event that optional organic compound monitoring and treatment isincluded in the process, an oxidation system will be included.

The oxidation system is for treating the reclaimed water with anoxidizing agent to maintain a level of organic compounds below apredetermined maximum of the predetermined acceptable range. In essence,the oxidizing system is used to destroy undesirable organics, includingbiological organisms, herbicides-and pesticides. It is activated on acontinuous or continual basis and could be adjusted by appropriatepersonnel in response to feedback from the computerized data handlingsystem when showing deviation from the predetermined acceptable rangefor total organic carbon compounds. In preferred embodiments, it is runon a continuous basis automatically.

The resulting treated reclaimed water is next used to irrigate a golfcourse area, unless there is a deviation from one of the water qualitycharacteristics being monitored which causes an alarm to signal, inwhich cause personnel will shut down the irrigation and take correctivemeasures, such as by-pass, treat, hold or recycle.

The predetermined acceptable ranges are set in accordance with safe useconditions prescribed or desired by the user. In some preferredembodiments, these characteristic parameters are set within thefollowing ranges:

-   -   (i) for residual chlorine, 0 milligrams per liter to 1        milligrams per liter;    -   (ii) for pH, 6 to 8; and    -   (iii) for sodium, 0 milligrams per liter to 70 milligrams per        liter.

For optional organic compound treatment or optional chloride compoundtreatment characteristic parameters are set within the following ranges:

-   -   (iv) for total organic carbon compounds, 0 milligrams per liter        to 50 milligrams per liter; and,    -   (v) for chloride compounds, 0 milligrams per liter to 70        milligrams per liter.

In some embodiments, the data obtained in the process of the presentinvention by the computer from the monitors is utilized to providecontrol and assessment of turf and plant fertilizer needs. Also, thedata may be logged and stored to create an historical base and the datamay be reviewed or presented to establish water quality trends.

In some preferred embodiments, the process includes at least oneadditional monitor to obtain test results selected from the groupconsisting of the following water quality characteristics:

-   (vi) hardness; (vii) turbidity; (viii) alkalinity; and (ix)    conductivity.

In some preferred embodiments, all of these four water qualitycharacteristics are included.

In some preferred embodiments, the process predetermined acceptableranges for the following water quality characteristics are set withinthe following ranges:

-   (vi) for hardness, 0 to 200 milligrams of calcium carbonate per    liter;-   (vii) for turbidity, 0 to 10 nephelometric turbidity units;-   (viii) for alkalinity, 0 to 200 milligrams per liter total    alkalinity; and-   (ix) for conductivity, o to 4000 microSiemens per centimeter.

As mentioned, the process of the present invention computerized datahandling system provides feedback to show any water qualitycharacteristic deviation, and the process includes initiating an alarmselected from the group consisting of audio alarms, visual alarms andcombinations thereof, when selected characteristic deviations occur.Thus, the alarm(s) would signal in response to deviations for pH,residual chlorine or sodium, and for hardness, alkalinity, turbidity andconductivity and optional TOC or chloride compounds when monitors areincluded for these characteristics. For example, the alarm system mayinclude direct contact alarm signaling to a groundskeeper superintendentor other facility manager.

In the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, the processis one wherein the dechlorination system is a vitamin C dechlorinationsystem wherein vitamin C agent is fed into the reclaimed water inresponse to the computerized data handling system showing a deviationfrom the predetermined acceptable range for residual chlorine.

Also, in those embodiments of the present invention that include TOCtreatment, the process is one wherein the oxidation system is ozone,where in ozone is fed into the reclaimed water at the rate establishedby the TOC output. In this embodiment hydrogen peroxide is fed at theozone reactor to further promote oxidation.

In some embodiments of the present invention process, a nitrate monitoris included and preferably, the predetermined acceptable ranges fornitrate are set within the range of 0 to 100 milligrams per liternitrate as nitrogen.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention should be more fully understood when thespecification herein is taken in conjunction with the drawings appendedhereto wherein:

FIGS. 1 and 2 show schematic diagrams for two embodiments of the presentinvention golf course irrigation system; and,

FIG. 3 illustrates the required and optional features of thecomputerized data handling system used in the present invention golfcourse irrigation system.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

The present invention relates to irrigation of man-made or man keptgreenery, such as ball fields, parks, agricultural areas, farmland andhorticulture areas, driving ranges, and golf course areas to maintaingreenery and plantlike. Fairways, greens and surrounding plantlike andother greenery are more efficiently irrigated with reclaimed or recycledwater. Otherwise, irrigation would be prohibitively expensive and wouldinvolve inefficient use of precious potable water. Many ball parks,fields, country clubs and public golf courses utilize reclaimed water toirrigate their facilities. Such reclaimed water is sewage wastewaterwhich has been treated or untreated (as by negligence, accident ordefiance of applicable laws and ordinances) and may come from amunicipal, county or other government operated or privately operatedtreatment facility, or may come from a natural water source, such as astream, river or other water source into which treated and/or untreatedsewage wastewater has been dumped. These reclaimed water sources provideessential irrigation water, but sometimes contain undesirable, harmfulcomponents, such as biologically harmful nematodes, pesticides,fungicides and other organics, chlorine, excess nitrogen and excessiveminerals. These and other water quality characteristics, such asturbidity, pH, alkalinity and hardness, may either cause or beindicative of components, which cause harm and even death to vegetationsuch as grass and plants. For these reasons, the present invention hasbeen developed to both treat undesirable reclaimed water constituentsand/or set of alarm(s) to signal to maintenance to shut down or correctproblems before the reclaimed water is used for irrigation. One criticalfeature of the present invention is to collect data and to establishpredetermined acceptable ranges of water quality characteristics withinwhich the reclaimed water must fall or an alarm or treatment or bothwill occur. Another critical feature is the automatic initiation andcontrol of dechlorination in response to residual chlorine levels, beingoutside of predetermined acceptable ranges. In the present invention,the process involves the use of monitors, a computerized data handlingsystem, and a dechlorination system.

Referring now to FIG. 1, there is shown a schematic representation ofone embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reclaimed water formany one or more of the sources mentioned above is piped into a golfcourse facility via piping 3. A pH monitor 5, a residual chlorinemonitor 9 and a sodium monitor 11 are connected to piping 3 fortesting/monitoring of those water quality characteristics. The residualchlorine monitor (analyzer) could be two different units or a singleunit. However, chloride compound water quality characteristic may beused for a shutdown determination, whereas the active chlorine waterquality characteristic may be used for an automatic interactivetreatment, i.e. dechlorination. The aforesaid monitors areelectronically connected to computer/data handling system 13 for inputthereto of monitor tests results from the reclaimed water stream ofpiping 3. Alternatively, these monitors (and others described below)could be connected to a holding tank, a pond or other natural waterwayor other manmade holding facility, for testing. The details of thefunctionality of a preferred present invention computer/data handlingsystem 13 are set forth in conjunction with FIG. 3 below.

In general, the computer/data handling system (CDHS) 13 has threeprimary objectives: (a) it collects and stores data and retainspredetermined acceptable ranges (criteria) for the data and compares thedata to the criteria; (b) it sets off one or more alarms 15 when the pH,the residual chloride, or the sodium readings (or other optional waterquality characteristics readings described below) deviate frompredetermined criteria, i.e., set ranges, such as, hypothetically, 0 to2500 mg/l or 5 to 7; and (c) it initiates automatic treatment when theresidual chlorine or the TOCs exceed acceptable criteria.

Thus, piping 3 is connected to dechlorination system 17 for treatment atthe desired times, i.e. as needed, when determined by the computer/datahandling system 13. The CDHS 13 receives the data from the monitors andwhen the residual chlorine is excessive, it initiates the dechlorinationsystem 17. The adjusted (treated) reclaimed water is then sent to aconventional golf course irrigation system 21, such as automaticsprinklers, etc. As an extra precaution, residual chlorine monitoringand pH monitoring may be also conducted post-dechlorination to confirmthat levels remain within acceptable ranges after treatment. If thesepost-treatment monitorings show unacceptable results, then adjustmentsmay be included in the programming, or alarms or shutdowns may beproscribed, depending upon the facilities, system and risk management ofthe user.

FIG. 2 shows another present invention system with more options andpreferred details. Here items identical to those shown in FIG. 1 areidentically numbered, and, to the extent that they are not furtherdescribed here, function as described here conjunction with FIG. 1above. In FIG. 2, additional monitors have been included. These are theoptional TOC monitor 7, hardness monitor 23, alkalinity monitor 25,conductivity monitor 27 and turbidity monitor 29. They are connected tothe piping 3 for reclaimed water analysis and, when excessive are alarminitiation water quality characteristics. All of these monitors, any oneof these or any combination of these, could be included within the scopeof the present invention, and FIG. 2 represents only one preferredembodiment.

In FIG. 2, the dechlorination system is specified as Vitamin Cdechlorination, and this is clearly the preferred dechlorination agent.An optional holding pond 31 for storage is also shown downstream fromthe treatment stage, and upstream from the actual irrigation. In thisembodiment, the reclaimed, monitored and treated, as needed water isstored until needed.

Referring to FIG. 3, the diagram shows the details of the computerizeddata handling system 51, illustrating required functions 53 and optionalfunctions 55.

EXAMPLE

The system of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 above with thefunctions shown in FIG. 3 is deployed at a privately owned golf courseutilizing ponded (lagooned) municipal wastewater and storm water runofffor the reclaimed water. The municipal wastewater undergoes primary andsecondary sludge wastewater treatment before ponding.

The following monitors are included:

-   -   (1) pH Monitor-EC 310 Model from Hach Company, measures full        range from) 1 to 14.    -   (2) Hardness Monitor-SP 510 Harness Monitor from Hach Company,        measures hardness expressed as ppm, and as mg calcium carbonate        per liter.    -   (3) Alkalinity Monitor-APA Alkalinity Process Analyzer from Hach        Company, measures total alkalinity as ppm.    -   (4) Conductivity Monitor-Model 9782 Conductivity Analyzer from        Honeywell Company, measures micromhos and megohms per cm.    -   (5) Turbidity Monitor-Model 1720D Turbidimeter from Hach        Company, measure turbidity in nephelometric turbidity units        (NTU), with a 0 to 100 range and 0.001 resolution.    -   (6) Chloride compound/residual chlorine Monitor-Model CL17        Chlorine Analyzer from Hach Company, measures free (active)        chlorine and total chlorine content, range of 0 to 5 mg per        liter.    -   (7) Sodium Monitor-HACH Model 9073 Sodium Analyzer measures        soluble sodium, range of 0 to 10,000 ppm.    -   (8) Nitrate Monitor-APA 6000 Nitrate Analyzer measures soluble        nitrates a nitrogen in mg per liter, ppm and ppb.

The system includes post treatment ponding and a conventional irrigationsystem. As the reclaimed monitor is piped into the system, all of themonitors, either periodically or by preprogrammed schedule, or in somecases, continuously monitor the system. As the reclaimed water passesthrough with all water quality characteristics measuring withinpredetermined ranges, the water is simply fed to the holding pond asneeded. When the residual chlorine exceeds the desired range, thedechlorination system is initiated and will run until the readings fallwithin the acceptable range. As a precaution, post treatment readingsare also taken and, if unfavorable, the computer may increase treatment,signal an alarm, shutdown the flow or some combination thereof.Likewise, in those situations where optional TOC monitoring andtreatment are included, when the TOC exceeds its acceptable range, theoxidation system feed rate will be adjusted to increase dosage until theTOC readings fall back into the acceptable range. When any one or moreof the other monitored water quality characteristics exceed theiracceptable ranges, either an alarm will signal and/or a shutdown willoccur. The system results in the avoidance of harmful factors beingentered into the irrigation system and damaged and/or destroyedplantlife is eliminated.

Obviously, numerous modifications and variations of the presentinvention are possible in light of the above teachings. It is thereforeunderstood that within the scope of the appended claims, the inventionmay be practiced otherwise than as specifically described herein.

1. A process for irrigation of at least one man-made landscape area,which comprises: (a) procuring a supply of reclaimed water selected fromthe group consisting of treated sewage wastewater, untreated sewagewastewater and natural water supply water containing sewage wastewater;(b) subjecting said reclaimed water to a plurality of monitors andtesting said reclaimed water with said plurality of monitors to obtain aplurality of test results for water quality characteristics, including:(i) pH; (ii) residual chlorine; and (iii) sodium; (c) inputting saidtest results to a computerized data handling system for data collection,storage and analysis for comparison to predetermined acceptable rangesfor each of said water quality characteristics, and providing feedbackto show any water quality characteristic deviating from said acceptableranges wherein said deviating water quality characteristics optionallyinitiate treatment of said reclaimed water; (d) providing adechlorination system to said reclaimed water for treating saidreclaimed water with a dechlorination agent to maintain a level ofresidual chlorine below a predetermined maximum of a predeterminedacceptable range, and activating said dechlorination system in responseto feedback from said computerized data handling system when showingdeviation from said predetermined acceptable range for residualchlorine; (e) irrigating a man-made landscaped area with reclaimed waterwhich has been processed in accordance with the preceding steps; and (f)performing post dechlorination monitoring, and shutting down theirrigating of the area in response to said post dechlorinationmonitoring indicating deviation from an acceptable range.
 2. The processof claim 1, wherein said plurality of monitors includes at least oneadditional monitor to obtain test results selected from the groupconsisting of the following water quality characteristics: (a) hardness;(b) turbidity; (c) alkalinity; and (d) conductivity.
 3. The process ofclaim 2 wherein said providing feedback to show any water qualitycharacteristic deviation includes initiating an alarm selected from thegroup consisting of audio alarms, visual alarms and combinationsthereof.
 4. The process of claim 3 wherein said alarm is initiated inresponse to feedback showing any deviation from water qualitycharacteristics selected from the group consisting of pH, residualchlorine, sodium, hardness, turbidity, alkalinity and conductivity. 5.The process of claim 1 wherein said plurality of monitors includesadditional monitors to obtain test results for the following waterquality characteristics: (d) providing a dechlorination system to saidreclaimed water for treating said reclaimed water with a dechlorinationagent to maintain a level of residual chlorine below a predeterminedmaximum of a predetermined acceptable range, and activating saiddechlorination system in response to feedback from said computerizeddata handling system when showing deviation from said predeterminedacceptable range for residual chlorine; (e) irrigating a golf coursearea with reclaimed water which has been processed in accordance withthe preceding steps, wherein said predetermined acceptable ranges areset within the following ranges; (i) for residual chlorine, 0 milligramsper liter to 1 milligrams per liter; (ii) for pH, 6 to 8; and (iii) forsodium, 0 milligrams per liter to 70 milligrams per liter; and (f)performing post dechlorination monitoring, and shutting down theirrigating of the area in response to (e) hardness; (f) turbidity; (g)alkalinity; and (h) conductivity.
 6. The process of claim 1 wherein saidproviding feedback to show any water quality characteristic deviationincludes initiating an alarm selected from the group consisting of audioalarms, visual alarms and combinations thereof.
 7. The process of claim6 wherein said alarm is initiated in response to feedback showing anydeviation from water quality characteristics selected from the groupconsisting of residual chlorine and sodium.
 8. The process of claim 1wherein said dechlorination system is a vitamin C dechlorination systemwherein vitamin C is fed into said reclaimed water in response to saidcomputerized data handling system showing a deviation from saidpredetermined acceptable range for active chlorine.
 9. A process forirrigation of a golf course, which comprises: (a) procuring a supply ofreclaimed water selected from the group consisting of treated sewagewastewater, untreated sewage wastewater and natural water supply watercontaining sewage wastewater; (b) subjecting said reclaimed water to aplurality of monitors and testing said reclaimed water with saidplurality of monitors to obtain a plurality of test results for waterquality characteristics, including: (i) pH; (ii) residual chlorine; and(iii) sodium; (c) inputting said test results to a computerized datahandling system for data collection, storage and analysis for comparisonto predetermined acceptable ranges for each of said water qualitycharacteristics, and providing feedback to show any water qualitycharacteristic deviating from said acceptable ranges wherein saiddeviating water quality characteristics optionally initiate treatment ofsaid reclaimed water; said post dechlorination monitoring indicatingdeviation from an acceptable range.
 10. The process of claim 9 whereinsaid plurality of monitors includes at least one additional monitor toobtain test results selected from the group consisting of the followingwater quality characteristics: (vi) hardness; (vii) turbidity; (viii)alkalinity; and (ix) conductivity.
 11. The process of claim 10 whereinsaid providing feedback to show any water quality characteristicdeviation includes initiating an alarm selected from the groupconsisting of audio alarms, visual alarms and combinations thereof. 12.The process of claim 11 wherein said alarm is initiated in response tofeedback showing any deviation from water quality characteristicsselected from the group consisting of pH, residual chlorine, sodium,hardness, turbidity, alkalinity and conductivity.
 13. The process ofclaim 10 wherein said predetermined acceptable ranges for the followingwater quality characteristics are set within the following ranges: (vi)for hardness, 0 to 200 milligrams of calcium carbonate per liter; (vii)for turbidity, 0 to 10 nephelometric turbidity units; (viii) foralkalinity, 0 to 200 milligrams per liter total alkalinity; and (ix) forconductivity, 0 to 4000 microSiemens per centimeter.
 14. The process ofclaim 9 wherein said plurality of monitors includes additional monitorsto obtain test results for the following water quality characteristics:(j) hardness; (k) turbidity; (l) alkalinity; and (m) conductivity. 15.The process of claim 14 wherein said predetermined acceptable ranges forthe following water quality characteristics are set within the followingranges: (vi) for hardness, 0 to 200 milligrams of calcium carbonate perliter; (vii) for turbidity, 0 to 10 nephelometric turbidity units;(viii) for alkalinity, 0 to 200 milligrams per liter total alkalinity;and (ix) for conductivity, 0 to 4000 microSiemens per centimeter. 16.The process of claim 9 wherein said providing feedback to show any waterquality characteristic deviation includes initiating an alarm selectedfrom the group consisting of audio alarms, visual alarms andcombinations thereof.
 17. The process of claim 16 wherein said alarm isinitiated in response to feedback showing any deviation from waterquality characteristics selected from the group consisting of residualchlorine and sodium.
 18. The process of claim 9 wherein saiddechlorination system is a vitamin C dechlorination system whereinvitamin C is fed into said reclaimed water in response to saidcomputerized data handling system showing a deviation from saidpredetermined acceptable range for active chlorine.
 19. The process ofclaim 9 wherein said plurality of monitors includes a nitrate monitor.20. The process of claim 9 wherein predetermined acceptable ranges fornitrate are set within the range of 0 to 100 milligrams per liternitrate as nitrogen.